Anti Corruption Watchdog Transparency International Ranks The National Perception Of Corruption

Hardly any day passes without corruption in India, corruption in India has been increasing day by day. The root of corruption lies in the hands of the govt. ministers, members of parliament, civil servants, govt. employees, and the people associated with it. The citizens are sovereign and their rights are the basis of the governance of the country. People cannot fight against corruption alone unless they have some support, they have some power, by which they can fight corruption. More and more business companies, policy makers, mediators etc. have started talking about the corrupt people more openly; these people have started taking corruption more seriously. Nagaranjan Vittal, former Vigilance commissioner of India, who advocated the right to corruption free service to be a fundamental right of every citizen of the country. He further pointed out that it is very important to sensitize the entire population of the country and bring together every man of that country to fight corruption.

Corruption in India is widely spread. India is ranked 85 out of 179 countries in Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index; its score has improved rapidly from 2.7 in 2002 to 3.4 in 2008. It is the one of the main problem facing by India in his way of development. Corruption is not a recent phenomena it existed in form or another form since immemorial. In various ancient civilizations it is clearly demonstrated that bribery was a serious problem among the Jews, Chinese, Japanese, Greeks, Romans as well as Azeets of the modern world.

Corruption is not new, existing from the beginning of time, affecting not only public officials, but all human interaction in many different forms (Choi et.al. 2010). It is believed that developing countries are at a higher risk for corruption which ultimately limit investment and growth, leading government to face major challenges in financing its day to day operation (Rose-Ackerman, 1999). However, corruption is not only found in developing countries, democracies such as the USA, France, Germany and Japan have also seen several corruption scandals over the past decades and had also fought against changes that could eliminate or reduce the perception of corruption, for example, over 70 elected members of Chicago local government have been charged and imprisoned on corruption charges . In 2016 New York airwave exploded when three high ranking NYPD police officers were arrested and charged for corruption and the mayor currently under investigation (Cohen et.al 2016). Many argued that campaign funding had led many politicians to become corrupt, therefore to reduce this power, more transparency is need. However, when this reform was introduced in the USA Senate through a campaign reform bill, the US senate voted against it (Beckel, 2010). This demonstrate that politicians around the world (develop and developing countries) are unwilling to reform legislation therefore ensuring they are in a position of power even if this is gain through favours.

In the past decades, there were many studies that carefully examined the issue of corruption in the institutional framework as well as its significance in politics and economics. Jakob Svensson (2005) has published a paper in which he defines corruption and compares it to taxation and lobbying. Svensson talks about the main measures of corruption in the world and a variety of institutional theories that try to explore causal factors of this issue and possible policies that could eliminate its extent in any country. There have also been studies that examined corruption at the firm’s level and the global level. Fisman and Svensson (2001) have found some significant evidence of the importance of corruption at the microeconomic level. They looked at the bribe payments in Uganda and obtained significant results studying the relationship between firms’ growth and bribery. Moreover, Mauro (1995) published his work which examines the global level of corruption and its influence on economic growth. According to his findings, the effect of corruption on economic growth is relative and increases in power only when corruption is combined with other factors. In this paper, we will explore the definition of corruption and its reflection on the microeconomic and macroeconomic levels.

In this essay, I will present an argument against theories that propose that corruption may be beneficial to economic growth by presenting theoretical and empirical evidence that suggest otherwise. I will also discuss policies that will prove effective in eliminating corruption in developing countries.

The contributing factors of corruption refer to that some aspects can increase the degree of corruption under the same condition of other aspects. These factors are various, this part will concentrate on two factors: the scale of public organizations; the gap between revenue and expenditure of fulfilling responsibility.

The Corruption Perception Index (CPI) is a comparative assessment of a country’s integrity performance along with related academic research on corruption. Provide a description of this index and its ranking. Identify the five countries with the lowest and five with highest CPI scores according to this index.

Due to weak government institutions, the Indian government has become extremely corrupt and this has caused Indians to lose trust in officials, feel unprotected by the authorities, which is causing chaos in politically weaker parts of India. The history of India, Inequalities, poverty, desire for wealth, and desire for power have led to the corruption in India, which is causing chaos in politically unstable parts of the country and causing the ‘Indian Corruption Crisis’.

While corruption has made a few civil servants politicians and entrepreneurs rich, overall, it has started the creation of wealth and severely limited the government’s ability to deal effectively with poverty and deprivation. Corruption has failed to improve access to governance to many people in Africa, more especially to women, rural dwellers and those living an urban periphery.

Corruption as a norm has always existed in different forms, and is not determined by politics or geography. It exists in the rich and poor countries alike, it genuinely involves both individual States and international organizations and its costs are borne by its citizens. It affects the proper running of governments, distorts the correct functioning of economic and political institutions and hampers transparency; it exploits the human person for selfish interests, renders respect for rules obsolete and is a manifestation of structural sin. In our own locality in Kenya, citizens will complain about corruption in the high offices but will comfortably cheat each other in the market place. Public transport hikes rates at will without regard to the consequences on the most vulnerable. Big decisions affecting the citizenry are made at coffee tables in hotel lounges where “lobbying” means financial and political inducement. For every special interest bill that makes its way into parliament, members of Parliament seek to be sensitized in terribly expensive seaside resorts.

Corruption is the abuse of public offices for private gain. Defining corruption is imperative in the setting of worldwide endeavors to

need of entitlement; their sense of privilege becomes private. Even honest individuals unquestionably accept their position and consequent of power without realizing its impact on their role. Their intelligence, diligence, strategic planning and hard work to reach the higher ends of their organization may propel them to believe that their position and privilege are well deserved. Such feelings may result in double standards and consequent corruption. Corruption should not allow to run continuously. Though the remedy of corruption is not an easy task, it is a crying need to stop for the greater interest of society. To make countries free from corruption, citizens of all classes should be responsible, accountable, dutiful and considerate. Nepotism, favoritism, etc. should be dealt with up most seriousness. To lead in peace in the society it is essential to stop it. This curse should not be allowed to continue. Anti-corruption commission must be given more freedom to take place. Public awareness must be raised to stop corruption. The mass media can play a significant role in this regard to stop corruption from the society. There are so many reasons for corruption and so many solutions. But, none of the solutions are welcomed by others as to do so. Every type of corruption has reached new heights in the world today. As a result, the places, and their people, suffer greatly while some thrive from evil. Before solving a problem, the first step to solving it is admitting there is

Post-Independence India has witnessed a very impressive growth not only in corporate sector but overall. With the development of the country the instances of corruption also increased. As noted earlier, whistleblower has a great role in controlling this corruption and illegalities. Let us examine India’s efforts to tackle corruption and to have good governance measures.

For every argument, relevant and sufficient references were provided. The purpose of the author was to explain how bribery was involved in all of the businesses operated in India, and how this affects the people, business and their government. The author’s idea is stated, then elaborated upon so that the reader can visualize and build their own perception and to be able to interpret and understand the bribery in India, and to a conclusion that India’s state of bribery was serious, unfair and non-transparent.

One of the major tasks of government is to provide goods and services to the people. There are however many factors that hinder the smooth delivery of goods and services. Corruption is one of the factors. A link has been established between corruption and economic stagnation. Corruption leads to misallocation of resources meant for uplifting of the majority members of the public for the benefit of a few. It is a universal scourge that has been described differently by various schools of thought. It tends to limit citizens access to free goods and services and reduces freedom of political choice in elections. It can also be linked to the escalation of poverty, as the prevalence of corrupt practices socially excludes the poor